'World Of Warcraft' To Film In Vancouver

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An advertisement for the ''World of Warcraft'' game, produced by Activision Blizzard Inc., a video-game publishing unit of Vivendi SA, is displayed at a store in Paris, France, on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Vivendi SA would stand to boost the lowest valuations of Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy's seven-year tenure by breaking up businesses ranging from phone providers to video games and pay television. Photographer: Fabrice Dimier/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The film adaptation of the popular online game "World of Warcraft" is set to film in the Vancouver area, a production that one observer says could save the city's struggling movie industry.